Anglers braved waves, wind and blowing sand, but managed to tough it out and have a good day of fishing. New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno did some fishing on the beach in the morning herself, and later returned to Tournament headquarters to meet participants, and take part in the awards ceremony.

Gary Grimm of Flanders, NJ was the overall Grand Prize and Tournament Cup winner catching a 30½" striped bass. Mr. Grimm received a plaque along with two rod-and-reel combinations, and will have his name engraved on the Governor's Cup, which is permanently on display at Island Beach State Park.

Nineteen additional anglers also received rod and reel outfits for their prize-winning fish in the various species categories.

Everyone who registered for the tournament was entered into a raffle drawing, which was held prior to the awards ceremony. Pre-registrant entrants were also able to enter a raffle to win a surf rocket www.surfrocketfishing.com.

Overall fish length determined the grand prize winner, as well as place winners for each of the species categories. There were categories for children, teen and adult anglers, including sub-categories for male and female anglers. The first, second and third place winners were determined by the number of entries submitted in each species category.